Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combinations: Cricetodon atavus, Eucricetodon atavus
Belongs to Atavocricetodon according to M. Freudenthal 1996
See also Vianey-Liaud 1972
Sister taxa: Atavocricetodon atavoides, Atavocricetodon huberi, Atavocricetodon hugueneyae, Atavocricetodon minusculus, Atavocricetodon murinus, Atavocricetodon nanoides, Atavocricetodon nanus, Atavocricetodon paaliense, Atavocricetodon paaliensis, Eucricetodon (Atavocricetodon) kurthi
Type specimen: Gtm 1146, a set of teeth
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Belgium (1 collection), France (3), Spain (3)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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